Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

A typical year brings about 8M visitors to Natchez Trace Parkway. Look within 40 miles for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Monterey. Among them are 2 museums, a parkway and a national historical park. If you have a day, head to Vicksburg National Military Park, 53 mi away.

49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map puts most of the 4 to the northeast.
Orange: Monterey. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Look within 60 miles for all 11 places listed.
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
Battle of Vicksburg historic site.
National Historical Park of the United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Monterey → · Monterey’s history →
Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Vicksburg National Military Park: Eoghanacht at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Kisatchie National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Stanton Hall: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rosalie Mansion: Elisa Rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natchez National Historical Park: Calstanhope, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Afton Villa Gardens: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alexandria Museum of Art: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louisiana History Museum: Freeneth at en.wikipedia, Public domain